CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The two astronauts who will test drive SpaceX's brand new rocketship and return human orbital launches to the U.S. are classmates and friends. They're also veteran ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (Jan. 7, 2026) – Chief Warrant Officer 3 Joseph "Ben" Bailey’s flight path as an Army aviator has expanded – 250 miles straight up. Bailey made history as the first member of ...

The X-59 is a one-of-a-kind aircraft. And that same can be said about its test pilot, Nils Larson. "Flying the airplane is exciting, but that engineering is really exciting as well,” said Larson. “So, ...

LOS ANGELES – The black sky enveloped NASA test pilot Bill Dana as his X-15 rocket plane stopped climbing at 306,900 feet and began teetering back toward the small brown stretch of Mojave Desert more ...